Legal Opinion
Chicago General Ry. Co. v. West Chicago St. R. R.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided April 13, 1896PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Bill for Belief.—Error to the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. John Gibbons, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the March term, 1896.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Gary
delivered the opinion oe the Court.
The melodious alliteration by which the brief of the plaintiff in error characterizes the defendant in error as a “midnight marauder,” is, as Pecksniff said about getting drunk—“ very soothing.”
The bill to which the Circuit Court sustained a demurrer, and dismissed, is as follows:
“ Humbly complaining, showeth unto your honors your orator, the' Chicago General Bail way Company, that heretofore, to wit, on or about October 21, A. D. 1893, your orator was duly incorporated under the so-called general railway laws of said State of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Central City Horse Railway Co. v. Fort Clark Horse Railway Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Phelps v. Lake Street Elevated RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1895
3Cited by2 opinions
- Chicago & W. I. R. R. v. General Electric Ry. Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1899
- General Electric Railway Co. v. Chicago City Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1896